Located north of Lake Inawashiro, Inawashiro Castle, also known as Kamegajo, is the ruin of a medieval mountain fortress. Long associated with the Inawashiro clan, it has a complex history intertwined with the Ashina clan. Before the Battle of Suriagehara in 1589, forces under Date Masamune are said to have seized Inawashiro Castle and used it as a base from which to advance to Suriagehara. The ca…

Inawashiro Castle, also known as Kamegajo, is traditionally said to have been built around 1384 by the Inawashiro clan, a powerful retainer family of the Ashina clan who dominated the Aizu region. Situated on a hill overlooking the Inawashiro Basin, the castle served as a key military and strategic …